{"id":5972,"date":"2022-03-14T10:11:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T17:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/directx\/?page_id=5972"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:38:13","slug":"directstorage-api-downloads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/directx\/directstorage-api-downloads\/","title":{"rendered":"DirectStorage SDK & API"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the DirectStorage landing page where you\u2019ll find helpful links to get started!<\/p>\n

Find samples<\/a> and developer guidance<\/a> on the DirectStorage GitHub<\/a> and a complete API reference on Microsoft Learn<\/a>. If you use PIX, this post shows you how to enable DirectStorage support in PIX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DirectStorage is a part of the DirectX family of APIs, visit the\u202fDirectX landing page<\/a>\u202ffor additional developer resources.<\/p>\n

DirectStorage SDK Releases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
SDK Package<\/strong><\/td>\nNew features<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.4.0-preview1-2603.504<\/a><\/td>\n\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.3.0<\/a><\/td>\n\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.2.4<\/a><\/td>\nMinor bug fix release; updated GPU decompression shader to be HLSL shader language version 2021 compliant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.2.3<\/a><\/td>\nMinor bug fix release; see the NuGet package\u2019s changelog for details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.2.2<\/a><\/td>\nMinor bug fix release; see the NuGet package\u2019s changelog for details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.2.1<\/a><\/td>\nMinor bug fix release; see the NuGet package’s changelog for details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.2.0<\/a><\/td>\nFeatures and bug fixes based on customer feedback. See DirectStorage 1.2 blog post<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.1.0<\/a><\/td>\n\n
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  • Add support for GDeflate GPU decompression<\/li>\n
  • Add EnqueueSetEvent<\/li>\n
  • For full list of changes see README.md in the NuGet package<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.0.2<\/a><\/td>\nBug fixes based on feedback. See the DirectStorage 1.0.2 blog post<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage 1.0.0<\/a><\/td>\nFirst release of <\/span>DirectStorage<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The DirectStorage SDK is installable via the vcpkg<\/a> C++ Package Manager too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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